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Originally Posted by bhartman36
I can't get my head around that decision, either. They've got the tech to make the Scribe a color unit. Conversely, they have the ability to give the Colorsoft pen capabilities. The fact that they did neither is inexplicable to me. Never mind not giving the Colorsoft a Gallery 3 display.
I got a Kobo Libra Colour shortly after the Colorsoft was announced. It's smaller, so it's not great for comics (particularly because Kobo doesn't have access to the panel view technology), but it's less expensive than a Colorsoft, a lot less expensive than a Scribe, and does double duty.
I really think Amazon made a mistake here. The comparisons I've seen between the Colorsoft and the Kobo Libra Colour don't leave the Colorsoft with an obvious advantage. The colors on the Colorsoft are definitely more saturated, but that comes at the expense of some detail. And the Google Drive and Overdrive integration on the KLC, along with the epub support (to allow you to use multiple e-book stores, not just Amazon) make the KLC a better buy in almost every way, except for if you're going to be consuming comics.
And apparently you won't even be able to download books you buy to your computer anymore with the new Kindles. Dafuq‽
Conversion with Calibre does take a little time to set up (maybe 10 minutes?) but it's worth it for me. I just checked my profile, and apparently I've been on here since 2013. I've had a Kindle all of that time. I still have a Kindle Paperwhite SE. But I think Amazon is losing its spark. They clearly want to keep making e-readers (I remember rumors going around that Amazon was getting out of the ereader business just before the Scribe came out) But if you combine this effort with the QC issues they've had since launch, I think they've lost their spark. They need to get it back.
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I looked at the Kobo too and ended up with the Boox, mostly because I wanted something different to Kobo or Kindle. I love Android on the ereader, but it's a real mixed bag overall.
I agree with you about the way Amazon are dropping the ball on ereaders and yet it must make perfect sense to their decision makers. I have to wonder if any of them use ereaders though, given the missed opportunities
Maybe incremental 'improvements' in the ereaders makes more sense than one huge list...a 10" ereader with notetaking capability, colour screen, faster processor and better PDF handling would be the ultimate for my needs and a must buy above any other, including tablets. I started holding my breath several months ago!
I read somewhere (online, so it must be true!) that Amazon don't care about ereaders and make a loss on the Kindle hardware. They keep going with it because they do want to sell books and that's where the money is for them. I guess
if it is true then the Kindle is merely a loss leader and perhaps explains their decicions. But, I'm just Joe public and am clueless really
